Fuchū

The Bible College in Tokyo is located in the city of Fuchū. Tokyo spans a huge area in Japan, having a lot of prefectures. Think of Los Angeles. We're outside the main area of Tokyo - away from the famous city streets, Tokyo tower, shopping districts. etc. This makes the campus a really quiet place, but we can easily go to the hub of Tokyo on the subway if and when we want to.

I did some exploring the other day around our neighborhood and saw an old Yamazaki bread shop. Had to take a pic because my mother works at this Japanese bread and cake company back in the States. The place looked like it's been here since the 50s. On the subway the other day, I saw a touch screen vending machine! Tokyo's modernization is pretty nifty to me sometimes :)

At the Bible College here, we're located about two minutes from Calvary Chapel Fuchu. Planted by Pastor Rich Rose and led by him and his wife, the church has a small but solid fellowship. They also run a well established pre-K Christian English School called We Go Eigo (God's outreach ministry in Fuchu).

There are quite a number of kids that attend (maybe 30-40). Rich and Candace head up classes in a residential home converted into the school. Since they teach a Christian curriculum, a lot of the kids end up telling their parents about the Bible and ask them if they can go to church. So many people from the school also come to services. The photo below is worship during Sunday services (also in the same building).

The Monday after arriving in Tokyo, CC Fuchu needed some spring cleaning done at their school, so we cleaned and organized all day (I even made a friend while cleaning).

It's been interesting seeing how a Christian preschool is run and how it ministers to the community. In a place like the outskirts of Tokyo, God's really doing a work here. He is using a lot of dedicated people to build great relationships with the Japanese people.